Need help identifying a game table...picture included

[darkchie]

hey everyone!, i am trying to identify a game table i have in my possesion. I think i have narrowed it down to a poker table of some form but i am still not too sure as there are beads around the outside that seem to be for keeping score of some kind.

I was wondering if anyone might be able to shed a bit more light on this?

[mart]

How have you narrowed it down to poker since each hand is won or lost independently ??

[darkchie]

well, i said i 'think' i have, i never said for definate...however if  you look at rounded poker tables they look fairly similar including the metal cup holders. The only thing that throws me are those beads...

[mart]

It is odd !! Is that the way its used ?? Or does it have legs ?? Approx. how big is it ?? Your pic makes it look like a tabletop piece and can`t enlarge it to get a better look !!

[darkchie]

it doesnt have legs so i do think it is a table top piece, i just cant find any reference anywhere to anything like it......yes it looks like a poker table but those beads are throwing me. I was thinking maybe multi game table and the beads were for idk dice or something random....but even then.....what is it >_<....and when i click the image link it brings up a gigantic picture all zoomed in.....im using firefox...

[KC]

I do know that many older gambling games had "scorekeepers"  (or what some term as an abacus).  Just not familiar with this one.  Looking...

[darkchie]

ty iv been looking for nearly 2 days now i cant find anything.....its super annoying

[mart]

How many players is it for ?? 4 or 6 ??   And each place has how many beads ??  How big is the table across ??

[KC]

Mart it has 6 scorekeepers and 6 cups.

Some questions to be answered please....
1)  Size/dimension of the board
2) picture of the underside of the board
3) what are all the items on top of the board?  I see 2 pins (which don't fit with the game) and not sure about the other items.

Thanks.

[darkchie]

Mart it has 6 scorekeepers and 6 cups.

Some questions to be answered please....
1)  Size/dimension of the board
2) picture of the underside of the board
3) what are all the items on top of the board?  I see 2 pins (which don't fit with the game) and not sure about the other items.

Thanks.

Hi, ok so i cant provide anymore photographs until i am back at work, however the back is just black wood, no indentifying marks what so ever. The items ontop of the board are not related to it what so ever all we have is the board itself. The dimensions are 1mx1m with the cups measuring around 2-2.5". I take it like me you have had no luck in locating anything so far?

[mart]

Where are you located ??  U.S. ??

[Antiquesq]

http://www.mastersgames.com/cat/table/puff-billiards.htm

[KC]

Antiquesq thank you so much for resolving this!!!!

That actually looks like a fun game!

[greenacres]

Strong hands with all that squeezing making the ball move.

[mart]

Well who would have thought of that ??  Does look like fun though !!